I’m not afraid to call it: My year’s highlight will be PAX Aus 2022. As geek event reviewers and writers, we’re not supposed to have favorites, but PAX Aus is definitely high on the list. It’s not purely because of the geekiness nor the absolute saturation of gaming goodness. There is also something extra about […]
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In this month’s Between the Bookends, we’ll be covering two months’ worth of reading thanks to me unexpectedly ending up in hospital when the last column should have been published! This double column is also (unintentionally) entirely middle-grade, so sit back and check out what we’ve been reading since the end of July. Please note: […]
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You will invent time travel! Or perhaps you’ll murder the inventor and then go back in time to claim you invented it? I guess we’ll find out soon.
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Games Workshop makes some great small box games but barely gives them any support afterward. Why is this? We ask in the new Agents podcast.
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Get your refurbished 9.7″ Apple iPad Pro fast!
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I love reading spooky tales all year long, but as October creeps up, scary books become especially entertaining. There is just something about the (sometimes) cooler weather and shorter days of the Halloween season that gives ghostly tales, classic horrors, and grisly mysteries that extra edge. Now that it is officially autumn, it is time […]
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‘Super/Natural’ is nature documentary series by National Geographic which takes viewers around the globe and explores the secret powers and super senses of the world’s extraordinary animals. The series begins streaming September 21st only on Disney+.
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Elite creative teams join forces to celebrate the Clown Princess of Crime’s thirtieth anniversary.
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Meet Claire Harper, a young British criminologist who’s ready to crack the case.
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For years, my family’s tradition was attending Phoenix Fan Fusion (formerly Phoenix Comicon) and we’ve seen it go from 13,000 in attendance numbers to just hitting one year at 106,000 attendees. We’ve loved our convention experiences, and as our kids have gotten older, our skills at taking them to these weekend long events have massively […]
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What Is F1 Manager 2022? F1 Manager 2022 is a management simulation game in which you’ll play as the Team Principal for one of the 10 teams competing in the 2022 Formula One season. Age Rating F1 Manager 2022 is rated PEGI 3 and ESRB E/Everybody. That being said, although there is no objectionable content […]
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No Starch Press is releasing new titles with extremely helpful information.
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The board game (and board game-related!) news that caught our attention for early September 2022.
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Here’s a quick peek at some great-looking Kickstarter tabletop games!
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‘Splatoon 3’ wraps intuitive, enjoyable gameplay in a weird and wonderful narrative complete with big personalities, strong level design, and outlandish lore.
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‘Epic Adventures with Bertie Gregory’ is nature documentary series by National Geographic which takes viewers from the cold seas of Antarctica to the savannas of Zambia. The series begins streaming September 8th only on Disney+.
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An enthusiastic girl, two grumpy characters, and very creative outcomes.
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‘America’s National Parks’ is nature documentary series by National Geographic featuring five different national parks. The series premieres on Monday, August 29, at 9/8c.
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The 2022 Be the Artist series celebrates the art of “toons” and similar fun styles. The Artist: Don Bluth Don Bluth was born in El Paso, Texas in 1937, and later moved to Utah where he spent time doing both farm work and drawing. He even remembered riding a horse into town as child to see […]
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It’s the early 1990s and comics are a hot commodity, if you can spot the winners. Can you turn a profit before the bubble bursts?
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The board game (and board game-related!) news that caught our attention for late August 2022.
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A special Nintendo Treehouse Live presentation, the release of the Nintendo Switch – OLED Model ‘Splatoon 3’ Edition, and the ‘Splatoon 3: Splatfest World Premiere’ make for a perfect squid hat-trick!
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Dear Parents, As a former high school teacher, I’ve worked with quite a few kids with ADHD and attended quite a few IEP and 504 meetings where we discussed accommodations. I taught ninth grade for almost every one of those years and this was a significant accommodation update point. This was because most accommodations were […]
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Today’s stack is about space travel—a lot of it is fiction, but with some fun connections to the real thing.
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Like many tabletop, RPG, and board gamers, Gen Con has long been a bucket list item for me. In late 2021, we decided that 2022 was going to be The Year, and started saving for the trip. Now that we’re home, I have some thoughts to share. This is Part 2 of a three-part series.
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The board game (and board game-related!) news that caught our attention for early August 2022.
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Argentinian comic star gets a classy homage with Humanoids.
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The Batgirls take Gotham once again, as a major villain descends on their neighborhood and claims a victim.
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It seems like every game has a DLC these days, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe included. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great way to extend the playable experience of a family favorite. Bigger maps, more characters, extra features. It all comes down to value for money. Does the DLC really add anything to the game? […]
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The 2022 Be the Artist series celebrates the art of “toons” and similar fun styles. The Artist: Charles Schulz Charles Schulz would have been 100 years old this year. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on November 26, 1922, Charles Monroe Schulz was linked to the comic world at just a couple of days old, when his uncle […]
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